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December 10, 1981 Page 7 Association squabbles from page 6 dies The NCAA's recruiting rules are also more flexible than the AIAW's, making it easier to organize competi- tive teams A number of other officials see the merger of men's and women's teams under one umbrella as necessary for the survival of men's athletics. Soar- ing costs mean "we're going to have 10 change the concept of sports as we see them today," predicts Jack Lengyel of the University of Missouri's athletic department In a College, Press Service interview last spring, Lengyel suggested "streamlining" men's and women's teams with "one tennis team with both men and women, instead of two separate teams" He also noted the expense of transporting separate teams 10 differ- ent tourney sites in opposite direc- tions. He suggests that at minimum men's and women's championships are going to have to be held at the same place and time if colleges will be able to afford fielding teams in the future Indeed, the co-championship tour- naments were prominently mentioned in the NCAA's announced invasion of women's intercollegeiate sports in December, 1979 The AIAW hierarchy isn't opposed to sharing "overall" control, but the NCAA has told teams it must choose one or the other organization. "We have tried for seven years to persuade the NCAA that cooperative efforts in which women are treated equally are preterrable to unilateral action," Lopiano complains After the meeting, the NCAA told women's teams they must decide b) 1985 to play by NCAA rules, or be barred from NCAA competitions. In retaliation, Ihe AIAW forbid its committee members to sit on NCAA committees. Aiming to move public opinion, it also solicited endorse- ments from groups like the National Student Educational Fund and the American Psychological Association, and sports celebrities like Martina Cartoon submitted by Mr. Walter E. Huffman, father of Linda how beautiful the campus is in all seasons, I know it looked Navaratilova,Peggy Fleming, and Huffman. Class of 1980. Mr. Huffman said, "It is easy to recall great this fail." , Althea Gibson Student lobbies change direction (right) CPS Conceding the USSA's membership them exist only on paper" than ever," enthusas ASK's Bob Bin- American Student Association, which The U.S Student Association, the has "decreased noticeably during the Some of the stronger SSAs, such as gaman. "USSA is being much more had its own critical organizational Washington, D.C.-based coalition of past year," Fine thinks the Reagan Commonwealth Association of Stu- efficient with its resources and its problems in early 198t, was unaware student body presidents ttet lobbies budget cuts require that USSA pull dents in Pennsylvania and New communications ties." of the USSA's new direction for student interests in the capitol, is back from the "social issues" to York's State Association of the State Yet. recently Kansas State Univer- "The USSA takes stands on...aLI in trouble. To get out, it has "cleaned survive. Univerisifies, are strong USSA sup- sity withdrew from membership in kinds of political issues like abortion house" at its headquarters, taken a "If we're not' going to focus, we're porters. Others, such as Florida's USSA. "USSA spends so much time and Third World issues," he says narrower focus on education issues going to get blown away," she pre- SSA and Wisconsin's United Council, taking stands on social issues, they "They're not of concern to student." at the expense of social questions dicts. are considering severing ties with the lose credulity with students," com- "ASA is afraid to engage in any like abortion and welfare, and begun "In the past USSA has been unreal- national organization plains David Lehman, KSU student controversial issues," Fine retorts. to cultivate the support of smaller, istic in terms of the political breadth "There's definately a trend toward senate official "that's a cowardly position. How can state-level college lobbying groups of its platform," Fine explains. "We state-level activity, toward making Janice Fine bristles at such anyone feed people a line that some- While USSA began working closely must narrow our focus. We're not things more accessible 10 local stu- charges. "It's simply a misperception thing like abortion doesn't affect stu- with the state student associations strong enough alone to win issues dents," says Pennsylvania's Joyce Ninety-nine percent of out time now is dents?" (SSAs) several years ago, tne house- like increased financial aid and hold, Cheepudom. 'The role of USSA is .- __ ---...,..-----t cleaning and newly-narrow focus are ing tuition on the state level" like our lobbyist on the Hill in Wash- ~~~e;~:bb~~;in~ ~a:~~~:~n a~~ the work of new USSA President Consequently, the group under ington. They disseminate information, elsewhere. America's higher educe- Rebecca Orenstein Janice Fine Fine, who came to power at USSA's give us support Her effort to pull USSA away from convention in August. will save its Conversely, "I detect among :::e s~~te~i~~o~~in~i:~ro~~ehi~e;~~S~ Photography Social and political issues not strictly spare resources for education battles schools in Wisconsin a sense that cutbacks. We simply don't have time confined to campuses echoes con- in Washington, and hope to gain USSA hasn't, met the challenge of to work on anything else" Weddings servative critics of the group, which strength through the stronger stale, being a voice for the snrderus," says once billed itself as the voice of the level organizations. United Council officer Robert Kranz in:~~i~~~yO~~~~~~y~a~~~r~:~;:~in~ Portraits student movement. The new emphasis is a mixed "They don', have effective lobbyists, "a lot of time studyipg the office Conservatives unhappy over the success. There are 40 SSAs currently and they have constant financial situation here." Fine fired one lobbyist 848-2148 group's treatments of foreign policy, around the country, many of them problems. It may be time for state and accepted the resignations of two race relations, women's rights and "light years apart as far as develop- contributors to take lt1e 'life support staffers call In aV'enlngs other "non-education" causes have ment goes," observes Bob Binga- system' off USSA, and let it live ot She was "just trying to clean after S· p.m. broken with the organization repeat- man, president of Assoctateo die." . house," she says edly over the years Students of Kansas (ASK). "Some of "Our ties with USSA are stronger Bob James, president of the rival